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FORK IN THE ROAD


by David Knape

This little town
once thriving
is now just a fork in the road
no more bank
no more blacksmith shop
no general store
even the beer joint is gone

no more men coming to the gin
or selling eggs to the general merchandise
no more men with sweaty straw hats and overalls
no more men playing dominoes
at a broken-down table in the back

so people who come through
find the town by accident
and barely slow down at the fork

just two roads lead in
and one stop sign
cows outnumber the people
chickens outnumber the cows

just a fork in the road
now only with two tines
too small to count
too far gone to care.

© d.knape September 14, 2020
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